annoying hdd noise... problem?

[zaku]

i've got a 40G hitachi hdd on my t42.
the laptop often comes out with this annoying small "tic tic tic..." sound (about 5 tics per second) continuously for like at least 5 seconds each time. anyone know what's the problem to that? bad sectors in the hdd or something? it comes out now more and more which gets very annoying in a quiet place.

[agarza]

I bought a brand new 7K100 from eBay and I've the same problem you say. Even with a fresh install of Windows XP the tick drives me nuts.

[sugo]

My original T42 HDD Hitachi 5K80 made that annoying ticking noise when XP is idle. Upgrading firmware didn't help.

IBM replaced it with a 5K100 which doesn't tick at all.

[agarza]

My original T42 HDD Hitachi 5K80 made that annoying ticking noise when XP is idle. Upgrading firmware didn't help.

IBM replaced it with a 5K100 which doesn't tick at all.

Maybe with a firmware update the tick could go away ??

[zaku]

yea that noise is very annoying... making me want to smash that hdd.
i think sugo said that the firmware upgrade didn't helpd to take that noise away...
so if the laptop is still under warranty they will replace u for free?

[sugo]

Yes. Lenovo should be willing to send you another drive for free if you complain logically and persistently.

If I were you I might consider asking for a Fujitsu drive. If 7K100 is doing the ticking thing then it seems like it's a lucky draw on whether you get noise from an Hitachi. The FRUs are listed here:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-46474

[Johan]

You might want to check this post - maybe it could shed some light on your problem:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=18802

Kind regards,

Johan